THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

The topographical peculiarities of the reproductive organs of the female ruminant are the consequence of the descent of the fetal ovaries to the most caudal part of the abdomen, which is a more considerable descent than in other domestic species; as a result, the horns of the uterus are drawn back toward their ovarian attach­ments and do not range far into the abdomen except in advanced pregnancy. The following account refers pri­marily to the organs of the mature, nonpregnant cow.